The conference room on the 15th floor of the Regal Hotel was converted from a multi-functional hall. The shallow curved dome and complicated chandeliers expose the fact that this place is suitable for a wine party.

However, the multi-functional hall was solemn at this time, with a long gray iron-wood striped table placed in the center of the hall, and two full-size five-star red flags and star-stripe flags hung on the wall opposite the door.

The chandelier in the middle of the hall was not turned on, and a circle of wall lights hidden in the ceiling beside the wall illuminated the entire conference room. When John saw the rows of headsets neatly placed on the iron-gray long table and the two simultaneous translation boxes located at the corners of the conference table, his heartbeat involuntarily several beats faster.

What exactly do Chinese people want to do? Even the few simultaneous interpretation is equipped. In the 1980s, China had a very shortage of foreign language talents and even ordinary translations were scarce. As the top pearl in the translation industry, it would definitely not exceed 40 people in the entire Chinese language circle to be able to translate simultaneously between Chinese and English.

Although he was in Hong Kong, the Chinese delegation was a little conscious of being a landlord. Before the arrival of the US representative, all the members of the negotiating team entered the conference room in advance. John quickly glanced at the composition of the Chinese delegation and was surprised to find that except for Ning Lei, the representative of the Chinese Air Force, all had new faces.

Maybe something really happened in this round of consultations, John thought with some anticipation.

Before the negotiations officially begin, the translation, which is responsible for the same-simultaneous interpretation, will conduct a brief exchange with the personnel of both sides. One is the organizer of the conference to express gratitude to the translator responsible for the exchange between both sides, and the other is to simply understand the accent, idioms and other small matters of the translation object.

However, what made John a little curious was that the simultaneous translator who communicated with him was a middle-aged woman with short hair and black-rimmed glasses. The simultaneous translator in charge of China was a capable and thin middle-aged man. There was also a man with large sunglasses in the simultaneous translator studio in the corner. He sat steadily in his seat and turned a blind eye to the lively ritual greetings here.

"Oh, oh, dear Ning. It's a great thing to be happy to see you in Hong Kong." John Spreville exaggeratedly gave Ning Lei a big hug.

"John, I'm very happy to see you." Ning Lei said with a smile.

"How are you doing on Long Island? What a pity, you left the United States when I returned home." John Spreville said with regret on his face.

Long Island is the base for Grumman Aerospace Group to test flights F14 fighter jets.

"It makes people linger. For every pilot, it is the paradise of his dreams." Ning Lei praised Grumman's test flight base without hesitation.

"Ning. Heaven can be brought back to China. But what is needed is the joint efforts of both of us." John said in a pun.

"John, you always hit the nail on the head. Are we working hard now?" Ning Lei said with a laugh.

After dozens of minutes, the brief pre-conference exchange officially ended. The business representatives of the two countries followed the name prompt sign on the conference table to their respective positions.

The twelfth round of consultations between China and the United States on several issues concerning the purchase of F14 fighter jets has officially begun.

Ning Lei cleared his throat and said, "Before the official start, I will introduce the details of the Chinese delegation. This consultation is different from the past. The Chinese Air Force only focuses on the technical and tactical performance of the F14 fighter itself, and all other factors have nothing to do with the Chinese Air Force."

After hearing Ning Lei say that, John Spreeville was stunned. What does this mean? The end user and funder of the aircraft are the Chinese Air Force. The end user who is responsible for paying and using it suddenly said that I was just here to stroll around. What an international joke? Is Grumman Aerospace Group opens a convenience store?

If John Spreville hadn't known clearly that he would have slapped the table and jumped up long ago during a very serious and formal business meeting.

Ning Lei looked at the American face with satisfaction with a look of astonishment. It seemed that the bomb was thrown out and the effect was good. Negotiating this thing was originally an Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their own abilities. In order to reduce the opponent's willpower and break the opponent's psychological defense line, the momentum of being able to win the lead has already been achieved.

Next, Ning Lei officially pushed Qilianshan and Wang Weiguo to the front stage, and briefly introduced the identity and background of the two people to John Spreville.

Ning Lei's move completely disrupted the rhythm of the United States. After understanding the background of Qilian Mountains, various thoughts came from John Spreville's head. Relatively speaking, John had a headache to deal with negotiators within the Republic's system, one was engaged in a planned economy and the other was engaged in a commodity economy. The two themselves had a natural opposition.

Sometimes an inconspicuous business term may have huge differences between the two sides. This will seriously hinder the process of negotiations. Now it is suddenly replaced by a relatively open free capital. At least there will be more common language between the two sides. However, for John, what is more important is to understand the intentions of the Chinese government.

As for Ning Lei’s words about patriotic overseas Chinese donations, they have been automatically filtered out by John. The F14 fighter is not a plush toy. Without the support of the state, no one dares to fiddle with such a killer weapon.

The two sides first argued back and forth, and John still re-produced the old-fashioned replay, emphasizing that the two General Electric F-110-ge-400 aircraft engines equipped by the F14+ fighter are advanced engines just developed by the United States. They are strictly controlled products of Congress. In order to prevent technology leakage, it is prohibited to sell engines outside the United States.

While arguing with China, John was quickly thinking about the meaning of the Chinese government's relegation to the civil level. His keen business intuition has reminded John that this signal must be positive. The most important thing now is to clarify the significance behind the talks and the real bottom line of the Chinese government.

The quarrel lasted for two hours without any novelty, and the two sides were still arguing over the technical details and supply prices of the F14 fighter. Liang Yuan, who was already exhausted, decided to intervene in the negotiation process. Otherwise, if he continues to argue in this form, it will be useless to talk for another two years.

"Lao Qi, give up the engine model first." Liang Yuan sent a signal of turning in.

Qilianshan cleared his throat and said, "Mr. John, through such a long time of exchange, I believe that both of us have a profound and full understanding of each other's needs and difficulties."

"In a general direction, our common interests are very consistent. Mr. John is an excellent commodity produced for his company, which can penetrate more and better into the forefront of resistance to tyranny, and I am also protecting my beloved motherland from certain hegemony."

Qilian Mountain first put a coat of justice on the badly famous arms deal.

"I am not well versed in various technical issues, but from the perspective of businessmen, nothing is more important than completing a transaction. Stale-standing negotiations are never a solution."
Chapter completed!